Chapter 181: Sea of Bones (1/2)

Because of the food shortage, there wasn’t a single person who wasn’t eager to jump into battle right now. So hungry…so damned hungry…

The moment the bone pillars entered our field of vision, a certain bunch of potatoes, whose brains couldn’t rein in their desires, immediately charged ahead without a second thought.

Without my command, Mo Xixidi took off with a bunch of devils by his side: “Follow me boys, there’s food ahead!”

“Woohhhhh!!!” Heads filled with nothing but hunger, the devils charged ahead like swarm of bees while howling nonsensically.

‘You pig-heads, can’t you see how many enemies there are in front of you?! Or are you trying to say that you rather die in battle than die of starvation?’

Being a primal devil of the horned devil branch, Mo Xixidi’s final form was that of an abyss devil which was known for being perpetually hungry. That was the biggest characteristics of those of the Gluttony branch. They loved to eat or collect treasure. Even if they knew that it was pointless to eat and even if they couldn’t take a another bite, they would still gladly indulge in their desires.

Given all that, the last ten plus days must have truly been torturous for him. However, even if I could understand his excitement, such disobedience mustn’t be allowed.

Because of Mo Xixidi’s wilful actions, the lizardmen ended up rushing into battle as well, led by those three four-star lizardmen heads. Upon noticing Mo Xixidi’s actions, they merely paused for a second before immediately rushing off as well. Perhaps they thought that I had given that order, or perhaps they simply convinced themselves that it was my order, either way, with that potato acting as the leader, they didn’t have to worry too much about the consequences later.

Assuming there was still a later…

A single bone pillar was able to summon forth over a thousand skeletons. In that case, how many skeletons were 100 bone pillars able to summon? That was a question I didn’t want to consider mostly because I didn’t have the time to do so.

With their growling stomachs egging them on, Mo Xixidi and his band of a thousand plus devils had already charged into range of one bone pillar. Behind them, were two thousand over lizardmen who were just as moronic and just as hungry. With their prey standing right before them, they didn’t even bother considering the potential consequences of what they were about to do.

Thus, as I had suspected all along, the moment Mo Xixidi set foot into the bone pillar’s range, it exploded in a shower of skeletons. Around it, the other bone pillars began summoning skeletons as well as if that single bone pillar had set off a domino effect amongst the neighboring pillars.

Ceiling darkening for a second, the giant pall of darkness immediately revealed itself as a shower of skeletons that crashed into the incoming devils. With no formation to speak, they were easily split apart in the first wave alone.

In contrast, the lizardmen put on a much better showing than those red-skinned fools. Though their gait were unsteady from ten days of food deficiency, they still managed to summon forth an impressive burst of strength in front of their prey.

Thanks to their draconic bloodlines, they were easily able to withstand the dives of the lightweight skeletons and even managed to rip apart several of their skulls before they could land.

Thus, I had two complete opposites play out before my very eyes: a bunch of devils getting pushed around by falling skeletons while a bunch of lizardmen easily swatted aside said falling skeletons.

Strictly speaking, the lizardmen held a distinct advantage over the devils because of their racial traits. On the other hand, the devils weren’t actually considered devils till they evolved into a five-star. The reason was that five-star devils all had a common trait: their original sin blessing.

Any devil below the rank of five-stars was basically a slave or fodder in devil society. The only exceptions to this treatment were those who were already blessed with an original sin and ended up evolving into their respective primal stages. For example, Julia, Mo Xixidi, Mimiya, etc.

Naturally, two to three thousand skeletons weren’t a problem for Mo Xixidi and his devils. However, what I was worried about was that the rest of the bone pillars might activate in response to their attacks. Not knowing whether or when they would explode, I knew that I had to recall that potato as soon as possible. It was either that or have them withdraw from battle as soon as possible.

“Habona, quick, I need you to…”

Just as I was about to ask her to drag Mo Xixidi back here, the ceilings darkened once more and I knew that I was too late. One after another, the bone pillars began exploding in a shower of skeletons that swarmed towards Mo Xixidi and the others. Given their distance, it wouldn’t be long before they were overwhelmed by these newcomers.

‘I knew this was a bad time to attack, damnit! Those brainless gluttons!’

And yet while I hated his wilful decision, I couldn’t leave him to die either. Whether it was out of consideration for Julia’s feelings or our future combat strength, I had to rescue that potato. Even if I couldn’t do so, I had to at least make an attempt.

…otherwise my relationship with Julia and the others might sour.

Taking a deep breath amidst the anxious gaze of Julia, I had no choice but to announce the start of battle: “Everyone, charge!”